7th International Scientific Conference on Energy and Climate Change, 8th – 10th October 2014, Athens, GreeceAPRAISE participation in the 7th International Conference on Energy and Climate Change, led to the dissemination of the APRAISE results, communication of informational material and extended networking and knowledge share.

BETTER European Consultation Workshop, 7th – 8th of October 2014, Paris, FranceAPRAISE participation in the European Consultation Workshop implemented, within the framework of BETTER project resulted in the communication of information and dissemination material, as well as creation of synergies and extended networking.

Observatoire Méditerranéen de l’Energie (OME) Renewable Energy Committee Meeting, 7th of October 2014, Paris, FranceAPRAISE participation in the OME Renewable Energy Committee Meeting, on the 7th of October 2014 of October in Paris, France. Dissemination of informational material as well as elaboration of extended networking with energy policy experts.

2014 IEPPEC - International Energy Policies & Programmes Evaluation Conference, 9th – 11th of September 2014, Berlin, GermanyAPRAISE participation in the International Energy Policies & Programmes Evaluation Conference (IEPPEC 2014) led to the implementation of two presentations regarding APRAISE and the submission of the respective papers.

53rd Meeting of the Euro Working Group on Commodities & Financial Modelling (EWGCFM) and 2nd International Conference of the Research Center for Energy Management (RCEM), 22nd – 24th of May 2014, Chania, CretaAPRAISE participation in the 53rd Meeting of the Euro Working Group on Commodities & Financial Modelling (EWGCFM) and 2nd International Conference of the Research Center for Energy Management (RCEM) has as a consequence the dissemination of information material to stakeholders and interested parties, as well as extended networking among experts which resulted in ideas and knowledge exchange as well as the creation of synergies.

1st POLIMP Stakeholder Workshop “Exploring technology options for the EU transition to a low-carbon economy: The role of public acceptance to enhance predictability of low carbon technology investments”, 25th of April 2014, Brussels, BelgiumAPRAISE participation in the 1st POLIMP Stakeholder Workshop and dissemination of informational material to stakeholders and interested parties as well as networking among experts.

3rd BETTER Stakeholder Consultation Workshop, 25th of February 2014, Vienna, AustriaAPRAISE participation in the 3rd BETTER Stakeholder Consultation Workshop, resulted in the dissemination of informational material in a wide variety of stakeholders and extended networking.

2nd International Symposium and 24th National Conference on Operational Research, 26 – 28th of September 2013, Athens, GreeceAPRAISE participation in the 2nd International Symposium and 24th National Conference on Operational Research, through the implementation of a presentation as well as through the dissemination of informational material and knowledge and ideas exchange.

BETTER “Bringing Europe and Third Countries closer together through renewable Energies" Meeting, 20th of September 2013, Athens, GreeceNTUA participation in the Meeting organized within the framework of BETTER “Bringing Europe and Third Countries closer together through renewable Energies" and dissemination of informational material and networking with several energy policy experts.

Smart and Sustainable Cities Conference “From modeling to Practice”, 18th of July 2013, Athens, GreeceAPRAISE participation in the Smart and Sustainable Cities’ Conference “From modeling to Practice, dissemination of APRAISE promotional material and engagement in knowledge transfer and extended networking.

2nd Scientific Workshop “Methodological approaches for the research on stability in multicriteria decision making issues”, 28th of June 2013, Chania, GreeceAPRAISE participation in the 2nd Scientific Workshop “Methodological approaches for the research on stability in multicriteria decision making issues”, organized by the University of Piraeus, the Technical University of Crete and the Technical University of Athens led to the dissemination of APRAISE promotional material and networking communicating the APRAISE objective and primary results were implemented.

Annual LIAISE project meeting, 26th of March 2013, Tallinn, EstoniaAPRAISE participation in the annual LIAISE project meeting, dissemination of informational material, along with the implementation of extended networking with energy policy experts.

23rd National Conference of Hellenic Operational Research Society (HELORS), “Management of Energy Sources and Systems”, 12 – 14th of September 2012, Athens, GreeceAPRAISE participation in the 23rd National Conference of Hellenic Operational Research Society (HELORS), “Management of Energy Sources and Systems, and implementation of two presentations, regarding the APRAISE scope, objectives and results.

BETTER Kick off Meeting, 12th – 13th of July 2012, Brussels, BelgiumAPRAISE participation in the Kick off Meeting of the Intelligent Energy Europe co-funded project BETTER – Bringing Europe and Third countries closer together through renewable Energies and dissemination of informational material, while networking with experts from the BETTER project took place.

EU-GCC Clean Energy Network's event "Clean Energy for the future: How to foster cooperation between the EU and the Gulf region", 21st of June 2012, Brussels, BelgiumAPRAISE participation in the event organized by the EU-GCC Clean Energy Network's event “Clean Energy for the future: How to foster cooperation between the EU and the Gulf region", dissemination of information material and communication of the APRAISE project through extended networking.

Sustainable Development Indicators, 9th - 20th of April 2012, Luxembourg.APRAISE participation in the working group on Sustainable Development Indicators meeting, dissemination of promotional/informational material took place, as well as networking with various experts on the issues of energy policy and sustainability.

EU-GCC Clean Energy Network Workshop on “Challenges of Integrating REN in the Grid”, 14th of March 2012, Saudi Arabia – RiyadhAPRAISE participation in the “Challenges of Integrating REN in the Grid” Workshop, of the “EU-GCC Clean Energy Network”, implementation of Interventions regarding the APRAISE scope and functioning role, as well as distribution of the APRAISE brochure to a wide variety of stakeholders and interested parties.

Programme LIAISE Annual Meeting, 14th - 16th of March 2012, Bilbao, Spain.APRAISE participation in the “Annual Meeting of the FP7 project “LIAISE”, dissemination of informational material to stakeholders and interested parties, as well as networking with energy policy experts took place.

2nd Annual Conference of the EU-GCC Clean Energy Network, 17th - 19th of January 2012, Abu Dhabi, UAEAPRAISE participation in the 2nd Annual Conference of the EU-GCC Clean Energy Network, dissemination of brochures to various stakeholders, while also elaboration of ideas and know-how exchange.

9th Special Conference of the Hellenic Operational Research Society (HELORS), 8th - 10th of December 2011, Eretria, GreeceAPRAISE participation in the 9th Special Conference of the Hellenic Operational Research Society (HELORS) and distribution of dissemination material.

Stakeholder dialogue for the EC ‘Beyond GDP’ initiative, 5-6th December 2011, Brussels, Belgium.APRAISE participation in the stakeholder dialogue for the EC ‘Beyond GDP’ initiative, and dissemination of APRAISE informational material, along with feedback exchange on the development of indicators, inclusive of environmental and social aspects of climate challenges, regarding the impact assessment of selected environmental policies.

Renewable Energy Sources Discussion Group Meeting and CSP Seminar, 29th – 30th of November 2011, Seville, Spain.Participation of APRAISE in the Renewable Energy Sources Discussion Group Meeting and CSP Seminar, distribution of dissemination material to stakeholders and all interested parties.

Impact Stakeholders’ Questionnaire

Policy Brief

The 2nd APRAISE Policy Brief provides a thorough analysis of the role of sustainable development indicators for evaluating the effectiveness, efficiency and efficacy of policy instruments. It also offers an assessment on their usefulness in answering research questions related to the issues addressed by APRAISE. The 2nd Policy Brief is available here.